bilsted n 1: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum}, {American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]
Bilsted \Bil"sted\, n. (Bot.) See {Sweet gum}. [1913 Webster]